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14 Cards in this Set
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SHVERS |
Skull, Hyoid, Vertebrae, Ears, Sternum |
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Two major kinds of bone markings |
Depressions/openings, and Processes |
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Depressions and openings |
·Allow the passage of blood vessels and nerves ·Form joints |
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Processes |
Projections or outgrowths that form joints, and serve as an attachment point for ligaments and tendons |
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Spinous Process |
Slender projection from a vertebrae |
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Foramen |
An opening in bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass |
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Condyle |
A large, round, articular process |
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Epicondyle |
The bony protuberance above a condyle |
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Fossa |
Shallow depression in bone |
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Tubercle |
Small rounded projection |
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Tuberosity |
A large bony prominence that is not articular |
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Meatus |
A tube-like canal |
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Trochanters |
Very large bony projections on the femur |
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Main parts of Axial skeleton: |
Skull, Vertebral column, Ribs, Sternum |
